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Chemistry World
July 8, 2008
Manisha Lalloo |
UK Slows Introduction of Biofuels The UK has scaled back its plans to introduce biofuels after a government-commissioned report warned that too little is known about their wider social and environmental impacts.   |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2009
James Urquhart |
US biofuel funding boost The US biofuel industry has been given a funding boost and a policy makeover by the US administration, guiding the nation towards a more energy independent and environmentally friendly future, say officials. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Jeremy Tomkinson |
The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Flawed Policies Encourage Damaging Biofuels, Says Royal Society Simplistic policies are encouraging biofuels that don't cut greenhouse gases. |
Chemistry World
October 2011 |
Waste not, want not Will filling your car with biofuel ever be sustainable? Matthew Aylott says that new technology is set to make this dream a reality |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Biofuel Carbon Debt May Take Centuries to Repay Most biofuels may increase greenhouse gas emissions because clearing grassland or forest to plant them releases carbon dioxide. |
IDB America
April 2008
Luis Alberto Moreno |
Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
Divan & Kreikebaum |
Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Simon Johnson |
The (Food) Price of Success Higher global demand for calories brings inflationary pressure and more. |
Geotimes
October 2007
Josh Trapani |
Energy Independence and Climate Change: Linked but Separate Achieving increased energy independence and mitigating climate change impacts are complex but vital issues. |
IDB America
August 2007 |
Potholes on the Road Toward Sustainable Fuels An interview with independent consultant and Greaseball Challenge survivor Suzanne Hunt about her trip and the outlook for biofuel producers in Central America. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
National Defense
June 2012
Eric Beidel |
Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can. |
Chemistry World
September 11, 2014
Anu Daniel |
Poplar biofuel has potential to offer substantial environmental savings Biofuels have long been suggested as part of the solution to curbing greenhouse gas emissions and our reliance on oil but a new study is seeking to ease the bottleneck in them being adopted on a global scale. |
Chemistry World
June 29, 2015
Jack Busby |
Water-efficient crops offer solution to food versus fuel debate New analysis from UK researchers suggests a previously overlooked group of plants could be key to providing sustainable bioenergy for the future. |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2011
Mike Brown |
Tequila for Your Fuel Tank Researchers show that Agave - a plant used to make tequila and fibres for rope - is a handy alternative feedstock to corn or sugarcane in the production of bioethanol fuel. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Keep on the Grass US researchers have found it is possible to grow crops for fuel in a way that results in a net reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World
April 12, 2012
Avtar Matharu |
Renewable energy Biofuels as a subject is very diverse, spanning across several disciplines, scientific and non-scientific. James Speight has managed this challenge very well, by keeping focus on chemistry-related issues in the Biofuels Handbook. |
Chemistry World
February 25, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Biofuels Without the Blend Scientists in the US have come up with a method to recycle agricultural waste into renewable alkenes for jet and diesel fuel. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2011
Frank Andorka |
With Ethanol Getting Clipped, What's Next? As the battle over ethanol heats up, the next generation of biofuels waits for its moment in the spotlight. |
Chemistry World
May 2011
Bea Perks |
Editorial: Biofuel ethics A new report calls on the UK government to encourage research into new types of biofuels that need less land, produce fewer greenhouse gases and do not compete with food production. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2010
Mike Brown |
Bioethanol from waste Hamish Curran, chief executive of TMO Renewables, talks about the future of the biofuels industry and the new technology that TMO has developed that converts biomass and municipal waste into ethanol. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Biofuels are expensive and unsustainable, report says A report from independent policy analysts Chatham House has concluded that current European policy on biofuels fails to ensure that they are produced sustainably, and means that they are not a cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2008
Matt Wilkinson |
The promise of algae As the hype surrounding corn-derived ethanol fades, interest in liquid fuels harvested from an alternative biological source - algae - is rapidly increasing. Several companies' efforts are detailed. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008 |
Inside the Future of Electric Cars, Hydrogen and Next-Gen Biofuels The market has never looked better for alternative fuels and electric vehicles. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Pienkos et al. |
Betting on Algal Biofuels Algae could make the perfect renewable fuel. Major oil companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell, are studying this idea. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2012
Najafpour et al. |
Running on Sun We imagine a future where a substantial portion of our energy is met by solar fuels, leaving the task of food production to natural photosynthesis. This comes with the caveat that plants, algae and cyanobacteria be used to produce high value carbon compounds as well as biofuels |
Chemistry World
April 2009 |
The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Arunava De |
How to Make Green (Investments) in the Automotive Market Green stocks in the automotive industry are thought to be volatile, so can they be relied on over the long run? |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Vinod Sreeharsha |
Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
David Schneider |
Biofuel's Water Problem Irrigating biofuel crops on a grand scale would be disastrous. When water enters the equation, biofuels are a lot less attractive than the stuff they're replacing. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
National Defense
January 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006 |
What Good Are Biofuels? Crops that double as energy sources are cheap, abundant, and homegrown. Yet as farmers rush to transform food crops into fuel, some environmentalists have begun to fret. |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Spencer Reiss |
Superefficient Frankencrops Could Put a Real Dent in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Food can be genetically altered to be more nitrogen-efficient and decrease the need for carbon based processes. |
Chemistry World
September 10, 2015
Jennifer Newton |
Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2006
John Teresko |
Technology Leader Of The Year -- Winning With Sustainability Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday Jr., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commits to sustainability via science and innovation. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2008
Helbling et al. |
Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Time to End the Ethanol Insanity The food vs. fuel debate is tipping our way; don't let the momentum die. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2014
Jose Lopez-Sanchez |
The future of feedstocks Can we replace fossil fuel-derived feedstocks with sustainable bio-based alternatives? |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Eric Jaffe |
The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Megan Sever |
Affording the Costs of Climate Change Taking immediate action to try to mitigate climate change is not only necessary, it is affordable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Ethanol Makes Mini Comeback: Live at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show The sun may be setting on corn-based ethanol as Detroit revs up with cellulosic ethanol concept cars and tech investments. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2010
David Schneider |
Loser: Grassoline's Dark Side DuPont-Danisco and other advocates are touting biofuels derived from switchgrass, but the environmental benefits are highly questionable |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
Science News
July 22, 2006
Ben Harder |
Demand for Ethanol May Drive Up Food Prices The production of ethanol from corn and other crops for fuel could drive up food prices. |
